Verse Comparison: Proverbs 5:16
American Standard Version
Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
Amplified® Bible
Should your offspring be dispersed abroad as water brooks in the streets?
Contemporary English Version
And don't be like a stream from which just any woman may take a drink.
Darby English Version
Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.
Good News Bible
Children that you have by other women will do you no good.
King James Version
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
New American Standard Bible
Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
New International Version
Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
New King James Version
Should your fountains be dispersed abroad,
Streams of water in the streets?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Should your springs disperse abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
Revised Standard Version
Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?
Young's Literal Translation
Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.